Hello, there. Renxkyoko Iglesias here.
My last post was about crying at sad movies, and I listed down some of the movies that tugged at my heartstrings. But I forgot one…. the last Toy Story movie. I cried at that part where grown -up Andy bequeathes gives away his beloved treasures toys to a little girl. Well, I did exactly the same thing this week. I finally said goodbye to my beloved Barbie doll and Toy Story collection and donated them to , I hope, a deserving brat child who will take care of my stuff lovingly.
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.In that box are over a hundred beautiful Barbie gowns and dresses, a revolving dress closet, kitchen, dresser, ( I gave away that stupid cute barbie car a long time ago), etc. and most importantly, my Toy Story toys… Woody, Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head, Jessie, and sadly, my beloved Buzz Lightyear. * Buzz, parting is such sweet sorrow. But I’m an adult now. I can’t play with you anymore. So, here’s to you, pal…. To Virginity Infinity and Beyond !!!!! *
Oh. I’m keeping my complete collection of Pokemon cards. Sorry, kid. You don’t know what my mother I went through to complete it. Not gonna happen.
So…….. here’s part 2 of my fun vacation in the Philippines, as promised.
We spent the first few days after our arrival visiting malls, shopping, and tasting Filipino foods and delicacies at the mall food courts. So, okay, not all were Filipino foods, like this Japanese omurice rice ( fried rice wrapped in omelette ) and sizzling steak with mushroom gravy.
That red thing is ketchup. I think Filipinos love ketchup., seriously. I mean, my father drowns his sunny side up in that thing and my Mom does it with French fries. Half a bottle of ketchup is used up for medium sized fries. Oh, and it has to be Del Monte catsup, not Hunt’s, nor Heinz… Eh, what am I saying …..
.Steak, with rice, and I don’t know if you can see the sunny side up, but it’s there, with the carrots and beans. Ha ha What a combo. Both dishes are USD 2 each. Cheap, huh.
Photos below are of family reunion at our house.
That’s me in the photo, looking bored. But I wasn’t bored. I was concentrating on the Monopoly game.
Just a few slice of life photos above.
The following day, we were invited by a relative to see the smallest volcano in the world, Taal Volcano , located about an hour drive ( 50 km./31 mi ) from our house. Taal Volcano is active, in fact, there were so much seismic activities that were detected in 2011. Its last violent eruption was in 1977.
The drive to Taal was quite interesting . Our relative, who was also the driver, played the same songs over and over again… ABBA, Tears for Fears, and one singer whose name I can’t recall at the moment. Worse, she and my Mom knew the lyrics… so yeah. * You are the dancing queen, young and sweet, only seventeen….lalala ” . The singing was interrupted when Mom opened the glove compartment and saw a small gun. ” What the h*ll ! ” So, okay, our relative ia a senior Prosecutor in the city of Manila, and that gun was issued to her by the mayor for her protection. Three years ago, she prosecuted the mistress of a rich man for attempted murder. Our relative received death threats purportedly made by the mistress’s relative. They are now both in jail. And our relative assured us there were no bullets in the gun. Still…. Anyway, they continued singing. It drove me crazy. And then I saw this……
Then this…..
.Can you read it ? It says ” Warning. P 2,000 ( $46) Minimum Payment for Bumping Barrier. ” Ha ha ha ! We don’t have that here in the US !
Well, I have to stop here. Part 2 of our Taal Volcano trip will be on my next post.
Thank you for reading , folks ! be well, and PEACE !
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Posted by Jueseppi B. on September 29, 2014 at 12:08 pm
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Posted by renxkyoko on September 29, 2014 at 12:36 pm
Oooooh, again ! Yes ! Thanks, Jueseppi. And Cheers.
Posted by russellboyle on September 29, 2014 at 12:14 pm
Goodbye Barbie
Goodbye Ken!
Thanks for the ride.
Life in plastic, was fantastic!
Posted by renxkyoko on September 29, 2014 at 4:57 pm
Oh, yes… I had Ken. I had no accesories for him. I bought him wearing a suit, and that was all he had. Poor Ken.
Playing with Barbie gave me immense joy. I was a new immigrant kid then, and played alone all thru my childhood days. I think my parents overcompensated by buying me so many stuff to play with.
Ooooh, now I’m feeling nostalgic.
Posted by Deb on September 29, 2014 at 1:23 pm
Love that Barbie case. I hope you had a nice trip.
Thank you too for your recent visit and support.xo
Posted by renxkyoko on September 29, 2014 at 4:48 pm
It was a lovely trip, Debra. And I liked that barbie case too. I gave it away so that the kid can have the complete set. I didn’t want to give half-heartedly.
You have my prayers and support, Deb. I’;m sorry for your loss…. oh, gosh, what else can I say. It’s hard.
Posted by theipc on September 29, 2014 at 2:52 pm
Are the eyes blurred out in those pictures or is it my eyes??
Posted by renxkyoko on September 29, 2014 at 3:52 pm
I blurred the eyes. I have many readers from the Philippines. I don’t want them to see someone familiar and tell them , hey your pic is on WordPress ! ( Worse, for me, I had talked about them on my previous posts… yikes ! )
Posted by theipc on September 29, 2014 at 3:52 pm
Gotcha!!
Posted by andy1076 on September 29, 2014 at 4:04 pm
Great shots Renx, I bet you were downright brutal on Monopoly raking in all the profits 😛
Posted by renxkyoko on September 29, 2014 at 4:29 pm
Take no prisoners, that’s my motto. He he he Actually, we tried it once ( or twice ) with real money. Whoever wins get the whole lot. lol
Posted by andy1076 on September 29, 2014 at 4:41 pm
Warning well received! I shall stay clear of your monopoly lol 😛
Posted by John on September 30, 2014 at 3:47 am
I think one of the movies that made me shed tears the most was “E.T.” – – the film about the little extra-terrestrial that got stuck on earth and needed to get back home.
The next one was a movie called, “Ghost” and the great crying scene was at the end of the movie when the ghost appeared to his soul-mate who had not yet died and they played this really haunting song . . . my tears flowed shamelessly at this one.
I love a good crying movie once in awhile because it kind of cleans me out and refreshes me in some strange fashion.
Posted by renxkyoko on October 1, 2014 at 4:14 am
Ghost made me shed tears too, especially when he says his final goodbye, and says, I love you, Molly… then he starts to disappear into the light. We have a dvd copy of the movie, and I think I watched it several times, and without fail, I’d cry at the ending.
Tears cleanse our tear ducts too. It’s good for us to cry once in a while.
Cheers, Sir John.
Posted by lisaelskerarvid on September 30, 2014 at 8:19 am
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Posted by mihrank on October 1, 2014 at 6:34 am
wow – this is such unique and beautiful experience to share!!
Posted by renxkyoko on October 3, 2014 at 4:17 am
Thank you ! ! I’m glad you liked it ! Cheers !
Posted by allenjambalaya on October 1, 2014 at 7:46 am
Pokemon cards. You reminded me of Haunter, my favorite Pokemon. Never wanted him to evolve. Haha!
Posted by renxkyoko on October 3, 2014 at 4:22 am
I do want to give them away, Bro. Allen. But when i saw the album again, I just couldn’t, even though it was just sitting in the shelf, gathering dust.
Posted by Wendell A. Brown on October 1, 2014 at 10:17 am
I am feeling you Ren, you parted with some wonderful treasures there and that is hard to do, but it shows what is alive in your heart! When you give and share happiness always blossoms within your own heart and those who you share with,,,hugs!
Posted by renxkyoko on October 3, 2014 at 4:40 am
I still can’t part with my Pokemon collection, Wendell Brown. Maybe later? I’m sure I’ll get to it.
Posted by Peter Wells aka Countingducks on October 1, 2014 at 12:58 pm
Reading this reminded me of the emotion I felt when my mother gave away my first and only train set. I was very distressed, although not encouraged to say so. I am hopelessly sentimental about these kind of things, and I probably would have kept that doll, in case I had a daughter or a niece who could enjoy it in due time, but then I am very silly as we know
Posted by renxkyoko on October 3, 2014 at 5:07 am
A train set ! ! I remember my brother feeling very sad leaving his train set in the Philippines when we immigrated to the US.
Posted by disperser on October 3, 2014 at 2:52 am
I’m pretty sure if I know someone I would be able to recognize them even with the eyes blurred.
Also, a gun without bullets is like . . . well, I’m not religious, but I imagine it would be like prayers without god.
Posted by renxkyoko on October 3, 2014 at 4:13 am
Maybe she lied ? My mother didn’t check if it was loaded or not. She closed the compartment immediately and asked her why she had a gun there. So she told us the story. In fact, she had a bodyguard for 2 months. The case was a failed hit job.
I think you’re right about the blurred faces. Hmmm, I blur it some more.
Posted by bloggerjesh on October 3, 2014 at 6:59 am
Nice one. Keep writing, keep sharing. 🙂 Have fun.
Posted by ledrakenoir on October 3, 2014 at 7:14 am
*hehehe* – nothing like live music while driveing… 😀
Great post… 😉
Posted by renxkyoko on October 5, 2014 at 5:18 pm
He he he…. 2 old headbangers in our midst. Their enthusiasm was contagious. I ended up hummimg the songs the whole day. I couldn’t get them out of my head. lol
Posted by 25pesocupnoodles on October 4, 2014 at 3:04 am
wow, mukhang nag enjoy ka sa pagbisita. hello. kamusta naman.
Posted by renxkyoko on October 5, 2014 at 5:22 pm
Enjoy talaga ! Pero and init, 25pesos ! Grabe. Hindi ko kaya. Ang hirap mag sightseeing. Comusta ka ?
Posted by Ralph on October 4, 2014 at 2:40 pm
I loved the words you crossed out ❤
Posted by renxkyoko on October 5, 2014 at 5:23 pm
Ha ha Glad you liked them. Cheers, Ralph !
Posted by peakperspective on October 5, 2014 at 11:33 pm
Ketchup used to be my all time favorite food. I think, if needed, I could survive on ketchup with the occasional dose of chocolate. 😛
Posted by renxkyoko on October 9, 2014 at 7:42 pm
I guess I do too. o.Oa I put lots of ketchup on my omelette.
Posted by John on October 6, 2014 at 8:08 am
Your photo gallery on your avatar is really nice. Your photo gallery on your avatar page is the first one I have seen and I think it is a really great touch.
Posted by renxkyoko on October 9, 2014 at 7:45 pm
Aaack ! I need to trim that to maybe 2 or 3. I was a newbie on WordPress when I made that,…. over- enthusiastic.
Posted by John on October 9, 2014 at 7:59 pm
it’s great the way it is.
Posted by ~REBECCA DAWN~ on October 7, 2014 at 1:29 am
i had a few barbies, I hated barbies. I had barbie and the rockers. Rocker barbie. rocker dana, rocker derek, and then those no name brand barbies.
I love ketchup, Heinz is the best. I use ketchup and mayo on my fries. Yum!!!
when my niece was little, she was so obsessed with ketchup, we couldnt say ketchup, and she would just eat it as is. gross! 🙂
Posted by renxkyoko on October 9, 2014 at 7:54 pm
rebecca, my mother swears by Del Monte. Try Del Monte and compare and then lemmme know. lol I like Del Monte. It’s not too sour.
Posted by ~REBECCA DAWN~ on October 10, 2014 at 1:39 am
i might have to try that. I dont know if we get that here. we have heinz, or no name. ohhh yum. no name. the taste of vinnegar. ugh
Posted by loujenhaxmyor on October 8, 2014 at 5:34 am
You always tell a really cool story of the happenings in your life. Peace.
Posted by renxkyoko on October 9, 2014 at 7:47 pm
Thanks ! I hope they really are cool… there ‘s not much happening in my life, actually, ha ha.
Anyway, cheers and peace !
Posted by nelsonRN on October 8, 2014 at 11:49 am
Nice reading about your vacation! Looking forward to part 2 🙂
Your house looks homey 🙂
Posted by renxkyoko on October 9, 2014 at 7:50 pm
Thank you, Nelson. As you’re from the Philippines, I hope you find my take on the country interesting. …. different perspective, I mean.
Posted by R. on October 9, 2014 at 11:37 am
Hahaha I still have my pokemon cards too
Posted by renxkyoko on October 9, 2014 at 7:52 pm
Yep, it would be hard to give that stuff away.
Cheers, R, and let’s hold on to our collection. lol
Posted by renxkyoko on October 24, 2014 at 12:03 am
Oh, my, gosh ! ! ! Rob ! ! ! I didn’t know it was you ! ! * that’s because you’re always changing your avatar and not updating your blog ! * How are you, my old friend ? I miss you ! ! * and our almost daily chats * Maybe because you’re ” busy” ? * wink*
Posted by R. on October 26, 2014 at 9:44 pm
Hehe, miss you too. We should try to arrange a catch up sometime! I’ve been neglecting blogging, and also trying to be more anonymous on the internet. But I’m good though, how about you?? Hah, I’ve been “busy” almost a year now, so it’s going well 😀
Posted by jakesprinter on October 10, 2014 at 3:24 am
Happy vacation Ren 🙂
Posted by renxkyoko on October 14, 2014 at 6:36 am
Thanks, jakesprinter.
Posted by Initiator ;-) on October 11, 2014 at 9:06 am
nice vocations…! 😉
Posted by renxkyoko on October 14, 2014 at 6:37 am
Thank you, initiator. Cheers !
Posted by Initiator ;-) on October 14, 2014 at 8:33 am
Cheers you too..!
Good friends are blessing..!
Posted by renxkyoko on October 23, 2014 at 11:58 pm
Initiator, what happened to your blog?
Posted by Initiator-Life with Tranquility :) on October 24, 2014 at 4:43 pm
Sadly my blog was crashed and not recovered again…! 😦
so i have been lost all things..!
Just find some friends..! 😦
Posted by Marko on October 19, 2014 at 3:30 pm
Invite you to watch a new photo album on my blog.
I wish you a successful new week.
Posted by renxkyoko on October 23, 2014 at 11:57 pm
Okay, I’ll do that ! Yes, you do have wonderful, beautiful photos on your blog. I enjoy looking at them.
Posted by Nihar Pradhan on October 19, 2014 at 5:12 pm
Wonderfully presented, lovely pictures and beautiful words!!!
Posted by renxkyoko on October 23, 2014 at 11:56 pm
Thank you, Nihar Pradham. Thanks for commenting, too.
Posted by Nihar Pradhan on October 24, 2014 at 1:27 am
My pleasure!!!
Posted by Holistic Wayfarer on October 19, 2014 at 10:25 pm
Koreans eat omurice, too. Volcano?!!! =)
Posted by renxkyoko on October 23, 2014 at 11:54 pm
Yeah, Filipinos, too, but they don’t have a name for that. They just eat fried rice and omelette together in the morning for breakfast. lol Cheers, Holistic Wayfarer !
Posted by Mitzie Mee on October 20, 2014 at 1:30 pm
Is that the house your family built last year? It looks wonderful! What a gorgeous place to spend a vacation:) Looking forward to read about the volcano:)
Posted by renxkyoko on October 20, 2014 at 1:37 pm
No, that ;s our house when were still living in the Philippines. We didn’t sell the house when we immigrated to the US. I posted a pic of the ” vacation ” house a few posts ago, titled ” My Fun Vacation in the Philippines”. Check it out. There’s a before and after photo of the vacation house.
Posted by Mitzie Mee on October 20, 2014 at 1:40 pm
Aaah..I see. I just thought the last picture of the “slice of life” looked like one of the room in your holiday house.)
Posted by supernova1c on October 21, 2014 at 6:59 pm
Lovely post Ren, loved seeing the fam and of course the food! Take care, James 🙂
Posted by renxkyoko on October 23, 2014 at 11:51 pm
thanks, James ! Take care of yourself, too.
Posted by De Divah Deals on October 22, 2014 at 5:50 pm
aah, I remember being swindled out of my Barbie collection by a woman at the flea market. I had not idea how much my circa 1950’s dolls, clothing, shoes and cases were worth – she paid me $5 for everything!!!
Posted by renxkyoko on October 23, 2014 at 11:47 pm
What ! 5 bucks for the whole lot ? How old were you that time ? Didn’t you have a grown -up with you ? Wow ! $5 !
Posted by De Divah Deals on October 24, 2014 at 8:36 pm
We had just moved from New York and no, but when my grandmother found out…she was hot. I hope that lady had bad luck for the rest of her life!
Posted by Seyi sandra on October 23, 2014 at 1:27 pm
I’m suddenly hungry reading your post! Don’t stop enjoying yourself!!
Posted by renxkyoko on October 23, 2014 at 11:50 pm
thanks, seyi sandra ! they’re not good pics of the food though, lol, and no, I won’t stop enjoying myself. Cheers !
Posted by rondita on November 6, 2014 at 2:35 pm
Looks like you’ve had a great family time! Nice!!! 🙂
Posted by dianewrites on November 17, 2014 at 9:51 am
Sorry my comment arrived here too late. I’m sure you had a great time here. Whenever you visit the Ph, you are most likely bombarded by two things food and more food lol